Norberto Lopes Writinghttps://nlopes.dev/2026-06-16T09:00:42.712138084+00:00Norberto Lopesnlopesml@gmail.comhttps://nlopes.dev/abouthttps://nlopes.dev/images/headshot%20reading%20128x128.pnghttps://nlopes.dev/images/headshot%20reading%20128x128.pngWriting about software engineering, engineering management, and moreGrowing as an engineer in a world of AIhttps://nlopes.dev/writing/growing-as-an-engineer-in-a-world-of-ai2026-06-13T15:00:00+00:002026-06-13T15:00:00+00:00AI removes the friction where learning used to happen. Choose the friction. At least sometimes.Vibe coding is not the same as coding assisted by AIhttps://nlopes.dev/writing/vibe-coding-is-not-the-same-as-coding-assisted-by-ai2026-04-07T12:08:52.196693+00:002026-04-07T12:08:52.196693+00:00People either confuse or conflate vibe coding with coding assisted by AI. They're not the same.Back to maintaining slack-gohttps://nlopes.dev/writing/back-to-maintaining-slack-go2025-03-16T12:39:13.485580+00:002025-03-16T12:39:13.485580+00:00A personal journey of returning to maintain the slack-go library after years away.Avoid using "It depends"https://nlopes.dev/writing/it-depends-sucks2024-08-14T09:56:21+00:002024-08-14T09:56:21+00:00It depends" is an overused phrase that people should rarely use as an argument.Don't be afraid to be wronghttps://nlopes.dev/writing/dont-be-afraid-to-be-wrong2023-09-11T17:12:32+00:002023-09-11T17:12:32+00:00Being afraid of being wrong can hold you back - know how to deal with it.Security is not freehttps://nlopes.dev/writing/security-isnt-free2024-08-03T14:17:50+00:002024-08-03T14:17:50+00:00Security was never free, isn't free, and will never just be freeWhat makes incident.io specialhttps://nlopes.dev/writing/what-makes-incidentio-special2025-02-05T09:03:54.943563+00:002025-02-05T09:03:54.943563+00:00Going over what makes incident.io special after my first year as VP of Engineering.Parallels between playing Diablo 4 co-op and working with othershttps://nlopes.dev/writing/parallels-diablo4-working-with-others2023-09-02T11:35:32.830+00:002023-09-02T11:35:32.830+00:00Drawing parallels between playing Diablo 4 co-op and working with others in an organisational setting.You're not just buying hardware with Oxidehttps://nlopes.dev/writing/youre-not-just-buying-hardware-with-oxide2024-08-26T17:28:59.637532809+00:002024-08-26T17:28:59.637532809+00:00Oxide builds hardware but they sell hardware, culture, and expertiseBuilding an AsciiDoc toolchain in Rusthttps://nlopes.dev/writing/building-acdc2026-05-24T22:00:08+00:002026-05-24T22:00:08+00:00What building an AsciiDoc toolchain looks like after 18 months, a parser rewrite, and a bunch of experiments in between.AI isn't optional anymorehttps://nlopes.dev/writing/ai-isnt-optional-anymore2026-02-04T09:00:00+00:002026-02-04T09:00:00+00:00Using AI is becoming a skill, not quite so much a stance. So... you're either developing it or falling behind.Configuring ChatGPT in Emacshttps://nlopes.dev/writing/configuring-chatgpt-in-emacs-secured-by-1password2023-12-15T17:12:32+00:002023-12-15T17:12:32+00:00Configuring ChatGPT in Emacs, secured by 1Password